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Some performing arts producers and venues report that screenings are negatively affecting their organisations, but the big players are split on whether structured reform to the industry is necessary.

A £300k pilot programme aims to encourage artists and companies to create theatrical experiences for families and young people for the first time.

The arts centre, which has equal numbers of male and female managers, has been included in ‘The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2015’.

A new report calls on the Government to help develop more creative clusters outside London and the South East, to give the whole population the chance to share in the success of the booming creative industries.

WMC’s sustainable business model has prompted the award, which goes only to organisations recognised as having achieved the very highest levels of excellence.

All bar UKIP affirm the value of the arts and culture in society, but only The Greens commit to increased funding and a more holistic integration of the arts into social progress.

A survey by UK Giving paints the broadest picture to date of donors’ habits and attitudes.

A Labour-commissioned report argues for devolution of funding and strategy decisions away from Whitehall and for ring-fenced grant-in-aid budgets, claiming it is  “…imperative for the creative industries to be treated as a priority across government.”

More cash will go to fewer NPOs and the Grants for the Arts budget will be smaller than last year.